The Tenryu-Futamata Station Up Platform and Shelter
The Tenryu Hamanako Railway Tenryu-Futamata Station Up Platform and Shelter (天竜浜名湖鉄道天竜二俣駅上り上屋及びプラットホーム) is a platform with a timber shelter of 1940 on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway at Tenryu-Futamata Station in Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on January 26, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber shelter of 205 square metres roofed in sheet iron, on a concrete platform 94 metres long; registration number 22-0163.
A Shelter Framed with Old Rails
The up platform is an island platform facing the station building to the south (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Toward the west end of the 94-metre platform stands a shelter 40 metres long and 2.6 metres deep, with a modified truss roof; some posts and beams are reused old rails.
According to the railway, the oldest of these rails was rolled in 1911 by the Carnegie Steel Company in the United States, and others were made at the Yawata Steel Works in August 1929.
Why It Was Registered
It was registered under the criterion of contributing to the historic landscape of the country (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency notes that it preserves the building techniques of the line's opening.
What to Look For
Look for the old rails reused as posts and beams, with their mill markings, and the modified truss roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tenryu Hamanako Railway).
Visiting
Tenryu-Futamata is a staffed station and the railway's headquarters; the station office is open from 7:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Tenryu Hamanako Railway). Tickets, fares and the turntable tour are covered on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway page. Do not enter the tracks or railway land.
Q&A
- When was the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Tenryu-Futamata Station Up Platform and Shelter built?
- In 1940 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Tenryu-Futamata Station Up Platform and Shelter?
- On the island platform south of the Tenryu-Futamata station building.
- What should I look for?
- The reused rails, the oldest made in the United States in 1911.
- Can I visit the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Tenryu-Futamata Station Up Platform and Shelter?
- Yes; it is a working, staffed station.
- When was the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Tenryu-Futamata Station Up Platform and Shelter registered?
- On January 26, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tenryu Hamanako Railway Tenryu-Futamata Station Up Platform and Shelter (天竜浜名湖鉄道天竜二俣駅上り上屋及びプラットホーム) |
|---|---|
| Location | 114-2 Akura, Futamata-cho, Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/01/26 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Shelter: single-storey timber, sheet-iron roof, 205 m²; platform: concrete, 94 m |
| Owner | Tenryu Hamanako Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | In use as a station (staffed) |
References
- Tenryu Hamanako Railway Tenryu-Futamata Station Up Platform and Shelter (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008479
- Cultural Properties along the Line (Tenryu Hamanako Railway, Japanese)
- https://www.tenhama.co.jp/spot/bunkazai/
- Tenryu-Futamata Station (Tenryu Hamanako Railway, Japanese)
- https://www.tenhama.co.jp/about/station/tenryufutamata/
Last verified: 2026.10.14
